NUANCE is hosting a workshop with Thermo Fisher Scientific on the optimization of 2D and 3D FIB-SEM Workflows using a novel holder and software for our Hydra PFIB. The so-called "Spin Mill Method" offers new accessible approaches to mill, polish, and clean planar sample surfaces site-specifically with nanometer-scale precision. Newly acquired slices can be automatically imaged in multiple areas, ideal for VolumeEM approaches. Alternatively, the polishing at near-glancing angles can be followed up with high-quality analytical (EBSD or EDS) acquisition.

The workshop will start on Tuesday, August 18, with morning talks provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific application and product experts and will cover a variety of 3D FIB-SEM workflows for Materials Science (MS) and Life Science (LS) applications, and best practices for use of the Spin Mill Method. Starting in the afternoon, participants will have the opportunity to attend live one-on-one demos with the Thermo Fisher experts using their own MS or LS samples.

Schedule

August 18, 2026

August 19-20, 2026

Speakers

Ken Wu

"Optimized Auto Slice & View Workflows for Multimodal 3D FIB-SEM Materials Characterization"

Vivek Subramanian

"Life Science Volume EM Workflows with a Focus on Auto Slice & View Spin Mill"